Ekklesia | Serving
Matthew 28:18-20
18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
“Against all Odds, by The Third Century, Christianity had become a Force to be Reckoned with. We Still Can’t Fully Understand HOW This Came About.”
Matthew 16:16
16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Matthew 16:17
17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 16:18
18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock[a] I will build my church, and the gates of hell[b] shall not prevail against it.
Matthew 16:17-18
17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock[a] I will build my church, and the gates of hell[b] shall not prevail against it.
John 13:34-35
34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
CONSUME or CONTRIBUTE
Change in Social Attitude – A Decline in Trust in The Church
INCONVENIENCE
1 Corinthians 12:12
12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:15
15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
1 Corinthians 12:12
12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:16
16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
1 Corinthians 12:27
27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.
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Battle Ship NOT a Cruise Ship
“Leading Our City To A Life Changing Relationship With Jesus Christ and His Church”
Invite Others To Come and See
Galatians 6:9
9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
Invite Others To Come and See
Participate In a Community Group
Invite Others To Come and See
Participate In a Community Group
Serve In a Ministry
Matthew 16:18
18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock[a] I will build my church, and the gates of hell[b] shall not prevail against it.
CONSUME or CONTRIBUTE